Vanity case



N. KASDAN VANITY CASE Aug. l0, 1937.

Filed April 24, 1935 INVENTOR NAT HAN AsDAN A (roRNEY Patented Aug. 10, 1937 ATENT OFFHCE .application April 24,

Claims.

This invention relates to vanity case for loose and cake powder, and has for its object to provide a device of this class capable of being easily and quickly rllled with loose powder, with little 5 or no danger of spilling. Another object is to provide a simple and inexpensive means for frictionally retaining either a cake of powder or a receptacle for loose powder within the Vanity case.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. l is a top plan View of the loose powder receptacle in position, with the vanity case cover open.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the casing and cover.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the member containing the cartridge receiving recess, and adapted to i'lt within the Vanity case.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line Iii-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a partial view of the member of Fig. 3 inverted, and showing the latch spring in place. Fig. 6 is a sectional View on the line 5 6 of Fig.

l with the cover closed.

Fig. 'l is a perspective of the relled cartridge of loose powder.

As shown in the drawing, the Vanity case illustrated comprises a casing iii to which is secured the cover i l by means of the hinge l2. As is customary, the inside of the cover may be provided with a mirror i3. A stamped metal member id is provided with a recess l5 in which either a cake of powder or a loose powder receptacle or a cartridge may be received. This member iii is provided with down-turned edge flanges i5 adapted to frictionally i-lt within the sides of the casing il). To hold the member ist in position, retaining lugs I'i may be stamped inwardly from the corners oi the casing i@ for cooperation with corresponding recesses i8 in the corners of the anges IB. The lower end of the side walls of the recess i5 is provided with a stifiening flange I9 and rigid support for the cup 2S, the flange i5) being adapted to rest contiguous the bottom of casing lll and adapted to support a loose powder receptacle or cup 2li. A -frame or ring 2i holds mesh of silk boltinU cloth, adapted to assist in retaining loose 5 powder within the receptacle 2G, yet capable of allowing loose powder to permeate the mesh and be taken up by the pui when the puff is wiped over this mesh. An inner ring 23 frictionally ts the ring 2i and holds the mesh clamped therebetween. The ring 23 has an inwardly extending flange 2li provided with a slightly deformed edge to assist in holding the mesh in place, as shown in Fig. 6. The ring frame 2l slides down the side wall of the cup 20 until the mesh rests on top of the loose powder. As the powder is con- 1935, Serial No. 17,911

sunied, the frame 2l slides down inside the cup until contiguous the bottom of the cup. This frame moves down under the iniiuence of gravity and also under the influence of pressure applied by the puff in wiping up loose powder. The mesh 22 is sumciently exible so that when the ring 2i rests on the bottom of the cup 2i) the mesh may be bent to contact with the bottom of the cup, over a substantial portion thereof, and, therefore, enables most all oi the loose powder within the cup to be consumed and taken up on the pui. The latch 25 for retaining the cover i l closed, is provided with the customary leaf spring arms 26. The actuating portion of the latch extending through the front wall il), is, instead of being solid, provided with a receptacle 2 to hold an ornamental stone or jewel. `To assist in maintaining the arms 26 of the leaf spring in their proper position, portions of the recess wall I5 are stamped out or deformed to provide guides 28 ior the spring arms 2B. It will be understood these guides or stamped out portions are solid and the wall of the recess l5 is not perforated in forming the guides 28. The front iiange i6 is cut away at 2S so that the spring arms may partially eX- tend therethrough. The edges of the cut away portions 29 together with the guides 28 serve to hold the latch and its spring arms in position in the member hi so that at the time the member M is inserted within the casing member i0 it is not necessary to hold the latch spring with one hand while tting the member lll inside the casing with the other hand. Instead, it is only necessary to see that the latch is properly supported within the member i4 when the actuating portion 2i of the latch may be inserted through the perforation in the iront wall of the casing lil, and the side ilanges of the member if: pressed down until the lugs il engage the recess or indentations iii, to positively secure the member i4 in place.

t substantially diametrically opposite portions of the recess wall l5, there are provided knobs or -lugs 38 capable oi holding a cake of powder in place when in the recess on the iiange i9. These knobs or lugs are also adapted to frictionally retain the cup 2d in the recess l5. With the lugs 39 located near the bottom of the recess walls, as shown in the drawing, the cup walls are more rigid than are the recess walls i5, although the recess walls are substantially stifiened by the ange i9. Only slight pressure is necessary to force the cup down into tight contact with the lugs 3B, whereby the lugs 3B are slightly pressed apart by the cup, and the intermediate wall portions slightly moved toward each other as a resuit of such almost imperceptible deformation. The recess i5 is provided with an oiset portion 3i so that a knife or other tool may be inserted to assist in lifting the cup member 2d out of the recess le when it is desired to insert a new loose' powder cartridge.

Loose powder for this vanity case is preferably sold in the form of cartridges adapted to quickly be inserted for refilling the box with loose powder. Such a cartridge comprises the desired amount of loose powder inside the cup 2e, held in place to some extent by the frame 2i and the mesh 22, and all enclosed within the wrapper 33 of glassine or other appropriate paper. The paper not only prevents powder leakage through the mesh but holds the mesh and frame within the cup. Before inserting one of these cartridges in the recess. i5, the wrapping paper 33 is preferably torn olf from around the cup and ring. This vanity case is so proportioned that a puff 32 may be retained by the cover and the ring and mesh when the cover is closed. In this way, the pui also assists in preventing unnecessary leakage through the mesh. The cover, when closed, may also prevent withdrawal of either the frame 2l or the cup from the body portion of the casing and recess i5,

One advantage of this invention resides in the adaptability of this vanity case for receiving either loose powder within the cup 263, or cake powder within the space occupied by the cup.

The use of a cartridge for refilling is an espe- Y cially simple and convenient operation since the cartridge is inserted through the top of the powder receiving recess when the cover is open, and it is not necessary to open any part of the back or bottom of the casing. The lugs 353 constitute a yieldable holding means for the cup 2i) and also may function to retain a cake of powder in place. Y c

The inner edge of the frame 2i may also be deformed as shown in the drawing opposite the deformed edge of the flange 2, to assist in holding the mesh in position. Such deforming of the inner edge of the frame 2i also enhances the appearance of the frame and lessens the likelihood of a users fingers getting scratched on this inner edge, and also lessens the likelihood of powder being taken from the puff surface as might occur if the puff were wiped over a sharp edge Vafter wiping up powder.

When the lugs 3S are located adjacent the bottom of the cup 2d, and the recess walls will wall being provided with a lug for yieldably cooperating with the side of the cup member adjacent the bottom thereof, the cup being more rigid where engaged by said lug than is said recess wall, the sides of said cup member being substantially straight on the inner surface, a mesh holding frame adapted to slide down the inside of the cup member. Y

2. A vanity case having a walled recess, a cup member adapted to be inserted in the recess, a yieldable connection between the cup and recess side wall adapted to cause, on insertion of the cup in the recess, a slight distortion of the recess walls with substantially no distortion of the cup walls, the inner surface of the cup sides being substantially straight, and a frame having a free sliding t along the inside of the cup, whereby said yieldable connection is substantially free from danger of impeding the sliding movement of said frame.

3. A vanity case having a walled recess, a cup member adapted to be inserted in the recess from the top or front of the case, the recess'side wall being provided with a lug for yieldably cooperating with the side of the cup member adjacent the bottom thereof, the cup being more rigid where engaged by said lug than is said recessV wall, the sides of said cup member being substantially straight on the inner surface, a'mesh holding frame adapted to slide down the inside of the cup member, said frame having a flange extending below the mesh and the mesh being flexible enough to be bent down an amount equal to about the depth of said ange.

4. A vanity case having a walled recess, a cup member adapted to be inserted in the recess from the top or front of the case, the recess side wall being provided with a lug for yieldably cooperating with the side of the cup member adjacent the bottom thereof, the cup being more rigid where engaged by said lug than is said recess wall, the sides of said cup member being substantially straight on the inner surface, a mesh holding frame adapted to slide down the inside of the cup member, the side walls of said recess being provided with an offset within which a tool may be inserted to release the cup member when clamped by said lug.

v5. A vanity case having a walled recess, a cup member adapted to be inserted in the recess from the top or front of the case, the recess side wall being provided with a lug for yieldably cooperating with the side of the cup member adjacent the bottom thereof, the cup being more rigid where engaged by said lug than is said recess wall, the sides of said cup member being substantially straight on the inner surface, a mesh holding fra-me adapted to slide down the inside of the cup member, the mesh frame having the edges thereof contiguousthe exposed portion of the mesh'deformed to assist clamping the mesh.

NATHAN KASDAN. 

